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Florina Pillow Pattern

27/05/2019 by Dada Filed Under: Crochet pillows 2 Comments

Ever since I made the pattern for my Floral Granny Square, I have planned to make the pattern for the whole pillow. But I always had some other new projects waiting to be finished or tried out, and with time I completely forgot about it.

And then one of my customers emailed me and asked if I would offer the pattern for the whole pillow not only for the flowery square. I thought: “Why not?” So, I did it. I made the pattern for the Florina pillow.

This is a pillow with two different crochet sides. At first I wanted to crochet only one side, and to add a fabric on the back (as I always do), but while I was working on the blue-pink side, the idea of a pastel pillow version suddenly came up. Needless to say, I immediately took a glance at my yarn stash, chose some pale pink, pale blue, yellow, beige and white colors and made several squares. I really liked how they turned out, and decided that my Florina pillow will have two sides. Because I couldn’t decide which one to chose.

As so many times before, for this pillow I used my reliable, good old “Tango” yarn – 100% cotton, 125m/50g. But of course, you can be creative and use whatever yarn you have or like.

The size: approximately 40 x 40 cm. (15.7” x 15.7”)

The pattern is as always, very detailed, beginner friendly and as I like to say “brain friendly”– because with my patterns you don’t have to strain your brain at all. All you have to do is grab your crochet hook, the yarn and follow the pictures. There are lots of step-by-step pictures. 85 to be exact! I also included the crochet chart for the square for all of you who prefer charts. I’m a visual person and I love charts!

If you make Florina pillow, please share it on your favorite social media platform, using the hash tag #florinapillow. I would like to see your creations and to share them in my Insta stories.

The Florina pillow pattern is now available in Dada’s place shop, here.
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You can also buy it in my Ravelry shop, as well as in my Etsy shop.

Click here to buy the pattern.
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Kaya Shawl Pattern

23/04/2019 by Dada Filed Under: Scarves and shawls, Uncategorized 5 Comments

This shawl is one of those totally unexpected projects. Like, you work on something completely different, and then an idea in some way related to the thing you’re working on, pops up in your head, and you just have to try it out. You don’t want to let it go. That happened to me with this shawl. I was working on figuring out a border for a blanket, and when I finished it, I saw that if repeated, that border could be used in a simple triangle shawl. Needless to say, I immediately grabbed my crochet hook and some pale greenish yarn from my stash, and started to build this shawl. It went so smoothly that I really enjoyed the whole process.

There are some patterns which are very hard to give birth to, and there are patterns which are so easy and effortless. Kaya shawl is definitely the latter kind of the pattern. Maybe that’s the main reason I decided to name it Kaya shawl, after my paternal grandmother who I loved so much, so effortlessly. I probably spent my happiest childhood days in her house, playing with my sister, and our neighbors. She gave me that incredible feeling of protection and unconditional love, and I’m forever grateful to her for that.

simple crochet shawl pattern by dadas place

Let’s say a few words about the shawl. I love how simple it is, but interesting at the same time, which is a quality I appreciate very much. It has a beautiful texture created with popcorn stitches and empty spaces. It can be made with any yarn. I used 100% cotton yarn, 170m/50g. The pale blue-green version is made with Maja yarn by Bimtex, and the pink version is made with Cotton 8 by Stoff & stil. I used 3.5 mm crochet hook.
The finished shawl measures approximately 158 cm x 77 cm (62” x30”). I would say it’s an ideal project for an intermediate crocheter or even an ambitious beginner who wants to improve their crochet skills and learn new stitches.

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terms. There are 20 step-by-step pictures, and 2 crochet charts for all of you who prefer charts. I personally love charts. When you take a look at it, you can instantly see what stitches are used, and know everything you’re supposed to do to accomplish the pattern. You have the picture of the whole pattern in front of you. I really like that.

kaya shawl crochet pattern by dadas place

The pattern is now available in Dada’s place shop, here (Payment options: credit cards and PayPal), in my Ravelry shop, and in my Etsy shop. (Payment option: PayPal)

Kaya crochet shawl step by step tutorial

If you make Kaya shawl, please share it on your favorite social media platform, using #kayashawl

I would really like to see what you will do with the pattern!
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Follow me Doily Free Pattern

25/03/2019 by Dada Filed Under: Free crochet patterns 8 Comments

I bet that you love free crochet patterns! But maybe doilies are not exactly your jam. I know. I’ve been there. But, doilies are so fun to make! Believe me! I think that they are ideal crochet projects for any beginner, because they are quite quick to make, and you can have that sweet feeling of accomplishment after just several hours of your effort. Plus they are beautiful!

how to crochet doily dadas place free pattern

Simple and elegant, this doily is the perfect crochet project for beginners. Or ideal project for a lazy and relaxing weekend… You can make this doily to treat yourself, or you can tell someone how important he/she is by gifting them this beautiful handmade doily.

Skill level: Beginner
Stitches: magic ring, slip stitch, chain stitch (ch), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), treble crochet (tr), 4tr bobble stitch, 3tr bobble stitch, picot-4 stitch, standing single crochet
Crochet hook: 2mm (USA – size B1)
Size: 18 x 18 cm (7” x 7”)
Crochet terms: standard US crochet terms
Yarn: thread for doilies 100% cotton, 530m/100g – you will need approximately 10 g of the main color.

free crochet doily step-by-step tutorial

So, let’s get started!

Start with a magic ring. Make ch-4 in ring (counts as dc + ch-1) (1),

dc in ring, ch-1 (2),

[dc in ring, ch-1] x 6 (3);

pull the yarn tail and close the ring. You should have 8 dc with ch-1 between each dc (4);

Join with slip st to the third chain of the initial ch-4; Fasten off (5).

Take the yarn you want to use for the petals. Attach the yarn in any ch-1 space and make ch-4 (counts as the first tr in bobble stitch) (6);

Now, we’re going to make an “incomplete” tr – yo twice, insert the hook into the same space, yo, pull up a loop, [yo, draw the yarn through 2 loops] twice. You should have two loops on the hook (7);

make two more “incomplete” tr (itr henceforward) in the same space; now you have four loops on your hook (8);

yo (9),

and draw the yarn through all four loops on the hook. This is our first 4 tr bobble stitch (10);

make ch-5 (11),

then 4 itr in the next ch-1 space; now you have five loops on the hook (12);

yo, and draw the yarn through all five loops on the hook, ch-5 (13);

make * 4 tr bobble stitch in the next ch-1 space, ch-5 (14);

repeat from * five more times; you should have 8 bobble stitches with ch-5 between each bobble (15).

join with slip st to the top of the beginning bobble (16);

Fasten off. We’re going to make a standing sc, so take the background color and make a slip knot on your hook (17).

Make standing sc – (Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, and draw yarn through both loops on the hook) at the beginning of any ch-5 spaces (18).

crochet doily step-by-step free tutorial

Make 6 sc in the same space – 7 sc in total (19),

make 7 sc in the next ch-5 space (20),

then 7 sc in the next 6 ch-5 spaces (21);

free crochet doily pattern by Dadas place

join with slip st to the standing sc and make ch-9 – counts as hdc + ch-7 (22);

* skip the next 6 sc, and make hdc in the next sc, then make ch-7 (23);

repeat from * six more times (24);

free crochet doily step-by-step tutorial by Dadas place

Join with slip st to the second chain of the initial ch-9 (25);

make 9 sc in the next ch-7 space (26);

make 9 sc in the next 7 ch-7 spaces (27);

join with slip st to the first sc and make ch-5 – counts as tr + ch-1 (28);

skip the next sc, make tr in the next sc (29);

[ch-1, skip the next sc, tr in the next sc] x 3, ch-3 (30);

crochet mandala free step-by-step tutorial

make * tr in the next sc, [ch-1, skip the next sc, tr in the next sc] x 4, ch-3 (31);

repeat from * 6 more times (32);

join with slip st to the fourth chain of the initial ch-5 (33);

make slip st in the next ch-1 space (34).

Now, we’re going to make another bobble stitch. This time 3 tr bobble, so, make ch-4, 2 itr in the same space (35);

yo, and draw the yarn through all three loops on the hook (36);

make [ch-2, bobble in the next ch-1 space] x 3 (37);

ch-3, tr in the next ch-3 space, ch-3 (38);

make * [bobble in the next ch-1 space, ch-2] x 3, bobble in the next ch-1 space, ch-3, tr in the next ch-3 space, ch-3 (39);

repeat from * six more times (40);

join with slip st to the top of the beginning bobble (41);

slip st in the next ch-2 space, make the beginning bobble, [ch-2, bobble in the next ch-2 space] x 2 (42);

ch-3, tr in the next tr, [ch-1, tr in the same tr], x 2, ch-3 (43);

make * [bobble in the next ch-2 space, ch-2] x 2, bobble in the next ch-2 space, ch-3, tr in the next tr, [ch-1, tr in the same tr], x 2, ch-3 (44);

repeat from * six more times (45);

free crochet step-by-step mandala tutorial

join with slip st to the top of the beginning bobble, slip st in the next ch-2 space, make the beginning bobble, ch-2, bobble in the next ch-2 space (46);

ch-3, tr in the next tr, ch-1, tr in the same tr, [ch-1, tr in the next tr, ch-1, tr in the same tr] x 2, ch-3 (47),

make * bobble in the next ch-2 space, ch-2, bobble in the next ch-2 space, ch-3, tr in the next tr, ch-1, tr in the same tr, [ch-1, tr in the next tr, ch-1, tr in the same tr] x 2, ch-3 (48);

crochet doily free pattern and step-by-step tutorial

repeat from * 6 more times (49);

join with slip st to the top of the beginning bobble, slip st in the next ch-2 space, make the beginning bobble, [ch-1, tr in the next tr, ch-1, tr in the same tr] x 6, ch-1 (50);

make * bobble in the next ch-2 space, [ch-1, tr in the next tr, ch-1, tr in the same tr] x 6, ch-1 (51);

repeat from * 6 more times (52);

join with slip st to the top of the beginning bobble; fasten off (53).

Make a slip knot on your hook with a contrasting color, then standing sc in ch-1 space before any bobble, make sc in the same space (54);

Now, we’re going to make a picot-4 stitch, so make ch-4; I marked the stitch where you should make slip st. It’s the fifth stitch from the hook (55);

so, pull the hook through both loops of that stitch (56),

yo, and draw the yarn through the stitch and through the loop on your hook (57).

how to crochet doily free step-by-step tutorial by dadas place

Make 2 sc in the next thirteen ch-1 spaces (58);

* make picot-4, 2 sc in the next thirteen ch-1 spaces (59);

repeat from * five more times (60);

free crochet pattern - mandala step-by-step tutorial

make picot-4, 2 sc in the next twelve ch-1 spaces; We’re going to make an invisible join, now. Cut the yarn and pull it through the stitch (61).

Thread a tapestry needle. Skip the standing sc, and insert your needle under both loops of the next sc, from back to front, and pull it through (62);

Insert your needle back, in the last sc you made, through the back loop only, from front to back, and pull it through. Weave in the yarn end (63).

And now you have it! Simple to make, beautiful and modern doily pattern! Hope you will like it! I would love to see your finished creations, so please share them on the Internet, tag me and use #followmedoily hash tag.

Although this pattern is free, it is copyright protected, so please don’t sell or publish this pattern anywhere, don’t translate it, or make YouTube videos without my permission. Thank you for respecting my work.
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If you’d like to have a printable pdf version of the pattern, you can get it for only $3.97 in Dada’s place shop, here.
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Happy crocheting!

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